Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of a calcium carbonate-comprising material, to a calcium carbonate-comprising material obtained by the process as well as the use of the calcium carbonate-comprising material for paper filler and paper coating applications, in plastics applications, in paints, in adhesives, in sealings, in concrete, in agriculture applications, in food applications, in cosmetic applications or in pharmaceutical applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to colored laser-markable and laser-weldable polymer materials which are characterized in that they comprise as an absorber at least one doped tin oxide or indium oxide having a high specific surface area.
Abstract:
Provided are a rubber composition that can achieve a balanced improvement in wet grip performance, abrasion resistance, and abrasion appearance after abrasion, and a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from the rubber composition. Included is a rubber composition containing: a rubber component including a diene rubber; an inorganic filler having a BET of 10-120 m 2 /g, formed of a compound of formula below, magnesium sulfate, or silicon carbide; and a fine particle carbon black having a BET of 151 m 2 /g or more and/or a low-temperature plasticizer having a freezing point of -10°C or lower, the rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 1-70 parts by mass of the inorganic filler, 5-140 parts by mass of the fine particle carbon black, and 1-30 parts by mass of the low-temperature plasticizer, the combined amount of the filler and the carbon black being 50-190 parts by mass, mM ·xSiO y ·zH 2 O wherein M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ti, Ca, and Zr, or an oxide or hydroxide of the metal; m represents an integer of 1-5; x represents an integer of 0 to 10; y represents an integer of 2-5; and z represents an integer of 0-10.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a furnace black having a STSA surface area of at 130 m 2 /g to 350 m 2 /g wherein - the ratio of BET surface area to STSA surface area is less than 1.1 if the STSA surface area is in the range of 130 m 2 /g to 150 m 2 /g, - the ratio of BET surface area to STSA surface area is less than 1.2 if the STSA surface area is greater than 150 m 2 /g to 180 m 2 /g, -the ratio of BET surface area to STSA surface area is less than 1.3 if the STSA surface area is greater than 180 m 2 /g; and the STSA surface area and the BET surface area are measured according to ASTM D 6556 and to a furnace process wherein the stoichiometric ratio of combustible material to O 2 when forming a combustion gas stream is adjusted to obtain a k factor of less than 1.2 and the inert gas concentration in the reactor is increased while limiting the CO 2 amount fed to the reactor. Also provided is an apparatus for conducting the process according to the present invention.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a breathable film comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and a surface-treated filler material product comprising a treatment layer comprising at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof, a process for producing the same, and the use thereof. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to the use of a surface-treated filler material product comprising a treatment layer comprising at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof in breathable films.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an attrition-resistant superabsorbent polymer, including a superabsorbent polymer, porous superhydrophobic microparticles, and water, thus increasing moisture content of the superabsorbent polymer and a method of manufacturing the attrition-resistant superabsorbent polymer is also provided.